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Among the big topics of discussion during the past several months has been the formation of a district for Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital and the Specific Purpose Sales and Use Excise Tax. While a hospital is important to the community, these two proposals — one that would provide funding for an addition to the hospital and renovation of existing space, the other that would provide funding for continued operation — have split the community in the past and today. A public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, June 21, which will determine whe...
C.W. Clark passed away over a week ago, going home to be with the Lord on June 2. A man of firm opinions, he left instructions that there would be no memorial service and no obituary. Sadly, this means I am denied the opportunity to say that C.W. was a deeply honorable man who had lived a remarkable life, a gifted storyteller and a good friend. I trust that this letter will allow me to say how much I and my family regret his loss, while still honoring his wishes....
This is my first time to write to you so I hope you find my correspondence not to be too wordy or rambling, but there are a couple of things I need to say to many in Thermopolis and I hope this a good way to say it to the most people. First, to all of you in Thermopolis who shared your love, your time and your memories with my daughters and myself during the passing of my wife, thank you. To live in a town where there is so much love is truly a blessing. Secondly, there is another matter that has come to my attention. Previously I was so...
I could have been one of the 49 people killed or one of the 53 wounded in the early Sunday morning attack in the crowded gay bar Pulse in Orlando, Fla. This is the thought that repeats over and over again in my brain as more and more news rolls in about the attack, about the gunman and about the numerous victims. I may not have ever been to Pulse, but I have been to several gay bars throughout my life. And hate knows no specific city or specific place. Not only are a large portion of my friends...
Thermopolis seems to be filled with community-minded individuals, always ready to lend a helping hand. Whether it’s helping someone back out of a parking space into the most heavily-trafficked street in town or helping to push someone’s car to Maverik when they run out of gas, there are always residents willing to go that extra mile for someone. Community organizations and their members also put the needs of others and the needs of the community front and center. They organize beautification projects and activities to enhance the social lif...
The rest of this series will propose best solutions to dealing with the geologic hazards of the Bighorn River Floodplain. A previous column described the geologic hazards caused by the Wind River Canyon rockslides. These rockslides are a threat to motorists, trains and even the town of Thermopolis. The canyon closures and the vehicle and train wrecks are obvious reminders of the dynamic force of gravity at work on the walls of the canyon, often aided by precipitation and train vibration. A more catastrophic event would be a large-scale...
Liked the letter of Linda Kalli’s to HSSP “If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it” and I’ll add “Don’t even try, we like the park just the way it is.” But the master plan over by the Armory needs to be FIXED. The plan for offices, roads, trails needs to include a 50,000 sq ft welcome center which is as big as a football field by our famous Roundtop. There is enough vacant property by the Armory and would be ideal for such a project. The HSSP offices could use some of the space and the rest for the present museum which had its budget cut by $15,000 an...
It’s amazing what you can see and feel just by looking up. Given my religious upbringing, I can’t help but think of heaven when I look to the sky, but last weekend reminded me that we can all catch a glimpse into the amazing and ethereal. My mom was visiting from Alliance, Neb. — my hometown — helping to watch the boys while Louise and I worked, and Friday night I spied her stargazing out the window with her grandbabies, pointing out particularly bright ones and even Mars and Jupiter, which c...
It once was thought that a medical bill adding up to a million dollars was a catastrophic economic blow to a family from which it would likely never recover financially, but that was before organ transplants and other medical technologies now able to save life where previously no chance existed, but can cost much more than a million dollars now. In the early 70s, a friend’s daughter was born nearly three months premature. The bill reached over a half million dollars by the time the couple could take their child home. I lost contact with the f...
Monday meant a lot of different things to different people. For students, it was the first Monday without any classes. Others might have seen it as a day off work, a chance to roll out the barbecue or enjoy a day at the park. Many go about the day as simply an opportunity to sleep in or be a bit lazy, without another thought. Too often the sacrifices men and women have made in service to their country go unrecognized. Memorial Day, originally established in 1868, is not just a chance to enjoy a...
The death of Harambe, a western lowland gorilla living at the Cincinnati Zoo, has sparked many discussions and debates regarding both parental responsibility and animal captivity. Harambe was fatally shot on Saturday after a four-year-old boy climbed through several barriers and fell into the moat of the "Gorilla World" exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo. According to the World Wildlife Fund, Harambe was part of a critically endangered species. Being critically endangered is one of the most dire scen...
In a previous article I described how the Wind River is an antecedent stream which pre-existed the Owl Creek Mountains. As the mountains were uplifted during the Laramide Orogeny, the river maintained its grade by down-cutting and creating the Wind River Canyon. In addition to maintaining the river’s grade, the river’s course was also maintained. The sinuous curvatures of this river’s course classifies the river as a “meandering stream.” The curves we enjoy when driving through the Canyon are the same meander curves that the river had over 70 m...
Two billion underfunded state pension. That is two thousand million the state does not have in the bank to pay pension expenses. True story....
by Oakley Bowman, seventh grade Jessie C. Thompson award first place story, submitted by teacher Eric Kay Hot Springs County has a long history of hospitals. Since we have had so many little hospitals the most talked about are the bigger hospitals. Hot Springs County has had many great doctors, some of which are still alive. Many have sadly passed away. This is the history of hospitals in Hot Springs County. To begin this journey let’s start with the Carter Sanitarium. ln 1896, Dr. C. Dana Carter came to Wyoming settling in Basin. He was the f...
As the school year winds down and another class of graduates received their diplomas, I caught myself reflecting on my own high school career at Alliance, and the time since. I was a member of the Class of 2000. 9-11 hadn’t happened yet, and the world didn’t have the heightened sense of fear and need for security it does now. Social media was in its infancy, so we relied on actual human interaction. Like the majority of my classmates, I was just living in the moment through that senior yea...
In my initial article on geologic hazards of the Bighorn River floodplain, I described how towns along the Bighorn River are at risk due to possible seismic activity causing the Boysen Dam to become damaged or to fail. The following scenario is a theoretical combination of events. Thanks to multiple monitoring government agencies, we would have adequate warning and preparedness such that loss of property and life would be minimized. Now consider a combination of circumstances that could come together to create the “Perfect Storm.” A winter sea...
The proposal by the Hot Springs State Park to limit or deny the two private swimming pools use of the thermal waters, which flow through the park, should outrage every single person in the state and beyond! The proposal is to have these swimming pools convert to using potable, chlorinated water to lessen the demand on the “diminishing thermal flow from the springs.” Aren’t these two facilities the main reason that the park has visitors throughout the year? What is park management planning on doing with this water if it is not used for the s...
The Labor Department recently determined folks should be paid for the time they work, increasing the salary ceiling under which overtime must be paid. This caused some hand wringing, including from the National Newspaper Association, which threatens, “The impact upon news coverage will be felt immediately.” A former newsman and IR employee, I appreciate the bind. Media in general, and newspapers in particular, are the fulcrum between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Most newspapers, and especially the smaller outfits the NNA rep...
A new rule governing overtime pay for employees will create disruption at small newspapers and likely lead to more job cutbacks, National Newspaper Association President Chip Hutcheson, publisher of The Times-Leader in Princeton, Ky., said today. He expressed disappointment that the U.S. Department of Labor had rejected calls by many small businesses to introduce a more modified and gradually-rising threshold that sets overtime-eligible employees apart from professional staff. The new rule, which will go into effect Dec. 1, sets the threshold...
I spent my weekend dropping off Thermopolis Hot Springs Visitors' Guides in Riverton, Dubois and Jackson as well as crossing another state off of my bucket list: Idaho. Prior to moving to Thermopolis, Idaho was not really a state I was excited to visit. To my surprise, I had fun in Idaho and on the trip getting there. I was able to see many things I had never seen before. I was able to drive through Grand Teton National Park, which was one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. I...
Our town and county leaders wisely built the first county hospital on “hospital hill” overlooking Hot Springs State Park. They realized from experience that the floodplain of the Bighorn River was subject to flooding on a semi-annual basis. Locating a hospital on the floodplain would subject it to periods when it could not be used due to flooding and potential ruin. The building of the Boysen Dam during the 1950s has provided many great benefits including limited flood control. Consequently, the current hospital was built directly on the flo...
Trying to talk in a reasonable manner about gun legislation in Wyoming is like throwing rocks at a hornets’ nest from three feet and expecting the emerging residents to be thankful for the opportunity to meet you. So . . . let there be some common ground before the discussion starts. The 300 million or so firearms in the U.S. (100 million or so handguns) are not inherently evil, but they are dangerous if handled carelessly, improperly or criminally. Even the most ardent pro-gun advocates are appalled by the statistics of firearm deaths in t...
Most of us have heard the saying “If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it.” Believe me, Hot Springs State Park is not broke and does not need fixing. Maintaining, yes, but what needs fixing? Our park is a treasure as it is and that is why people have been coming to enjoy it and the Star Plunge, Teepee Pools and Bath House for up to a hundred years. To make these pools cold water only would finish them off as a business owner. People come here for the therapeutic and healing effect of the mineral water. It was said that the elimination of the Star Pl...
School is almost out for the summer and I, as a crossing guard, want to thank all of you for helping me keep the children safe. Without your help, my job would be impossible. Your children are wonderful. I have never had a child or adult cross with me that didn’t say “thank you.” Have a great summer....
Dearest Lady Liberty, It is with a heavy heart and deepest regret that I write you on behalf of the American people. Your light shown over our country brightly for all to see and served as an ever present reminder of what our forefathers held in highest esteem, freedom. For you they cast off the shackles of rulers, kings and tyrants. They longed for you as a lover longs for her soulmate because they lived in a darkened, authoritarian world that didn’t have your light, but now our country has grown tired of your light. Through our lethargy a...
